CharlieT
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Not really important, but the original State Fair was filmed in 1933 and starred Will Rogers and Janet Gaynor. The 1945 version with Dana Andrews and Jeanne Crain was the first remake. The Pat Boone - Ann Margaret remake was the first version I saw and the one I like best, too.
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Hey, MR.
Any idea if the Rendevous With Rama project will just deal with Clarke's first book or try to cover the sequels, too?
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Very good set of books... four in all I think. The last might have been co-written with Gentry Lee.
CT
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Spurs on the coccyx? Sounds like a pain in the butt.
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I was just reminded of one of my favorite war movies in the genre forum for war films. Baby Blue Marine starring Jan Michael Vincent was set during WWII, although the storyline took place in the States.
I enjoyed the characters, the actors in these roles and the plot. It pulls all of the heartstrings of the nostalgia of the mid-forties and sets you up for an unexpected end.
Sappy? I know you are, but what am I?
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Just hope you don't mind being referred to as "whippersnapper" from time to time.
Welcome and hang on to your hat.
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It may not be a classic, but the sequel to When Worlds Collide was a very enjoyable read when I first read it forty years ago. After Worlds Collide took the refugees on a journey of discovery on the planet that would replace Earth. Since the original was made into a movie, a sequel film would be expected. However, since it has been so long since the original was filmed, it might be better to remake the first before attempting the second.
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If I may add my vote, don't reveal the plot beyond what you already have. I loved this movie. Looking a JMV's physique, it's hard to understand his failure to become a Marine. Not that hard in Bruno Kirby's case, though. The last time I watched, the end brought tears to my eyes (hard to admit for a middle-aged man.) I'm also a big Glynnis O'Conner fan and love her role in this. Burt Remsen and Katherine Helmond fall into the look and feel of the time very naturally. Plus I think that Norman Rockwell was one of America's greatest artists, even though many simply dismiss him as an illustrater.
All in all, Marion Hedgepeth was one hell of a man!
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Also, thank you for going to war for me and my family in a war that not everyone agreed with or supported. Regardless of which side of the issue one was on, the brave men and women that served there deserve the kudos given to veterans of the more "acceptable" wars.
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We would all have portable telephones the size of a pack of cigarettes.
Well, Fred. You can't have everything, but you can have this... if you find an old cell phone.
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Mongo,
I noticed that Paul Douglas died in 1959. After checking, I noticed that "The Mating Game" with Tony Randall and Debbie Reynolds was filmed in 1959. I guess it's safe to assume that this was his last movie?
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And of course, 221B Baker St., London.
And #2 Porter St., Camdentown. (Scrooge, 1951. Bob Cratchit's address to which Ebenezer sent a turkey that was "twice the size of Tiny Tim.")
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This was the only movie made byHardy without Laurel after their teaming.
Didn't Ollie do The Fighting Kentuckian with John Wayne after teaming up with Stanley?
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The only problem with one guess per hint is that some of us are online, then have to go away for something, and then back online, and then away. If you miss the opportunity to post the one guess, you may never get another chance. If the object is to get to 21 questions, then, by all means, keep the rule hard and fast. If the object is to have a good time, then lighten up and allow all guesses.
It's your call, oobleckboy.
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On the serious side:
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 & 1956)
The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935)
Rebecca (1940)
Suspicion (1941)
Lifeboat (1944)
Notorious (1946)
To Catch A Thief (1955)
Frenzy (1972)
This and the previous post covers quite a few of his films. The fun is looking for his cameo appearance in several of his films.
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Nope. Not a one. Never did care for Seymour Hitchcock anyway. Didn't like him when he lived down the street and when he.... Oh, you mean Alfred. Nevermind.
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Cat Ballou and Cheyenne Social Club
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Groucho!
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Went to Mongo's birthday post and didn't see it until just a few minutes ago. I won't give it away, but it drove me "bananas."
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I don't know if you have seen "Carlito's Way," but I felt it returned to the old theme that crime doesn't pay. Even though Pacino's character tries to get out of the business, his past comes back to... well, I'll leave that for you to find out.
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After just watching "Real Genius," I would have to say the slimiest in recent years would have to be William Atherton. I have never seen him in a role in which he was the least bit sympathetic or endearing. From "Ghostbusters" to the first two "Die Hards," he's managed to earn the applause from audiences whenever he got what was coming to him.
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Again with the obvious (which is usually wrong,) "Around the World in 80 Days?"
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Breakfast at Tiffany's?
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Made in 1952, also starring Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, Denholm Elliot, Hugh Williams and Roland Culver. About a small town cleric (Richardson) learning about his three grown-up children. (Thank you, Leonard Maltin.)
Maltin gives it 3 stars and, as of 2003, was not available on VHS or DVD.
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Crimean War movies only.
OK, then it would have to be "Charge of the Light Brigade."
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I remember the recent one with McQueen when they were introducing the new Mustang. They showed a lot of driving on a winding course and then showed him stepping out of the new car. After the chase scene in Bullitt, who better to endorse the new "Pony."
In the ninties, John Wayne hawked a lot of beer, Bud Light I think.
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Never got to see the '33 version all the way through. Biggest problem is trying to compare a musical remake to a non-musical original. Each one has a different way of approaching the viewer and make subtle (or not so sublte) changes to the story that can affect the effect.
Overall, I feel that Rodgers & Hammerstein represented musicals of the '40s and '50s the way Busby Berkeley did during the late '20s and '30s. They were the best.
Some of the posters here want to tear a film apart to see what makes it tick, but I say "Just entertain me."
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